justice's court

American  

Or justice court

noun

Law.

1. an inferior tribunal, not of record, having limited jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, and presided over by a justice of the peace.

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Etymology

Origin of justice's court

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

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justice's court

A person charged with refusing to pay a debt may be brought before a justice's court if the debt, without interest, is not greater than $100, and the justice has power to decide the case.

From Civil Government of Virginia by William Fayette Fox

What can a gentleman do in a justice's court?

From With the Procession by Henry Blake Fuller

The judge who sits in & justice's court is called a justice of the peace, or simply a justice, and sometimes a police justice.

From Civil Government of Virginia by William Fayette Fox

The court next higher than a justice's court, is a court held in each county, generally called a county court, or court of common pleas.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Andrew W. Young

They wait upon the justice's court, and are subject to his orders.

From Elements of Civil Government by Alexander L. Peterman